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<p>At the conclusion of another amazing year for UX in Ottawa,&nbsp;<a href="http://uxottawa.org/">UXcamp Ottawa</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://ixdaottawa.org/" target="_ixdo">IxDA Ottawa</a>&nbsp;would like to invite all of you to our holiday social (it’s really an excuse for us to get together after work, have some drinks and chat UX in the capital). It’s also an opportunity to tell us what UX-related events you’d like to see in Ottawa in 2015, so if you have something in mind, come out and let us know.</p><p>The event will take place downtown, at Phi Bistro (Google Map:&nbsp;<a href="http://goo.gl/G4rR1U" target="_uxmsp">http://goo.gl/G4rR1U</a>) on Tuesday, Dec 16, at 6pm. There will be door prizes that will be given away throughout the evening.</p><p>For the latest details, check us out on Twitter&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/uxcampottawa" target="_uxo">@uxcampottawa</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/ixdaottawa" target="_ixda">@ixdaottawa</a>.</p><p><img src="/sites/default/files/uxmasBig.png" alt="uxmasBig.png" width="400" height="297" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p> </div>
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</ul></div>http://ixda.org/local/event/74031#commentshttp://ixda.org/crss/node/74031IxDA OttawaWed, 03 Dec 2014 20:38:21 +0000Corneliux74031 at http://ixda.orgPsychology for Digital Behavior Change Workshops – USA & Canadahttp://ixda.org/node/58898
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</ul></div>http://ixda.org/node/58898#commentsconversion optimizationInteractive Designpersuasive designuiuser experienceuser interfaceuxhttp://ixda.org/crss/node/58898New York IxDABoston IxDAIxDA ChicagoIxDA Los AngelesIxDA San FranciscoIxDA TorontoIxDA VancouverIxDA WaterlooIxDA SeattleIxDA DCIxDA OttawaMon, 08 Sep 2014 19:50:21 +0000Tavis Lochhead58898 at http://ixda.orgGamification: What it is and when to use ithttp://ixda.org/node/36897
<p>People are complex, smart, and sometimes extremely stubborn, which may explain why in the last two thousand years, nobody has discovered an easy way to shape how people think and behave. Yet in the digital era, we’re witnessing widespread claims, that the secret to winning friends and influencing people, is to reward them with points and badges.</p><p>A magic solution to engagement or a load of hype—in this article, I’m going to discuss gamification, describe it, judge it, address misconceptions, and advocate when it’s a good or bad idea.</p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/local/ixda-ottawa">IxDA Ottawa</a></li>
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<p>The Algonquin College Mobile Application Design &amp; Development Program is looking for a part-time professor to teach&nbsp;<em>Intro to UI Design for Mobile</em>.&nbsp;</p><p>If interested, please contact Steve Griffith at griffis@algonquincollege.com</p><p>For program information, please see&nbsp;http://www3.algonquincollege.com/mediaanddesign/program/mobile-application-design-and-development/</p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/local/ixda-ottawa">IxDA Ottawa</a></li>
</ul></div>http://ixda.org/node/36314#commentsAlgonquin CollegeInstructormobile designMobile Developmentprofessorteachinghttp://ixda.org/crss/node/36314IxDA OttawaTue, 08 Oct 2013 17:29:58 +0000Looker36314 at http://ixda.orgDan Saffer: Microinteractionshttp://ixda.org/local/event/34203
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<p>The event starts at 5:30 PM Ottawa time.</p><p>“The details are not the details. They make the design.” — Charles Eames</p><p>The difference between a good product and a great one are its details: the microinteractions that make up the small moments inside and around features. How do you turn on mute on your phone? How do you know you have a new email message? How can you change a setting? All these little moments—which are typically not on any feature list and often ignored—can change a product from one that is tolerated to one that’s beloved. This talk provides a new way of thinking about designing digital products: as a series of microinteractions that are essential to bringing personality and delight to applications and devices. We'll delve into the structure of microinteractions—Triggers, Rules, Feedback, and Loops—and talk about why you should: Bring The Data Forward, Don't Start From Zero, Use What is Often Overlooked, and Long Loops.</p><p><span>Advance registration is $5. Tickets at the door are $10.&nbsp;</span><span>To RSVP, go to&nbsp;</span><a href="http://ixdaott4.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">http://ixdaott4.eventbrite.com</a></p><p><img src="/sites/default/files/microinteractions_comp1.jpg" alt="microinteractions_comp1.jpg" width="381" height="500" /></p><p><strong>Speaker Bio: DAN SAFFER</strong></p><p>The son of a plumber and a psychologist, Dan feels the interaction design he does is a little bit of both. Since 1995, he’s designed everything from websites to consumer electronics to robots. He feels that design isn’t only about problem solving, but about creating a better, more humane, future.</p><p>At Smart Design, Dan is one of the directors of the interaction design practice, leading and advising teams to create new interaction paradigms across a wide range of products, spanning both digital and physical. Dan’s insightful, thoughtful approach to design has been captured in the three books he’s written—Designing for Interaction, Designing Gestural Interfaces, and Designing Devices—which are required reading for any student of interaction design. Dan's latest book Microinteractions, which was just published in May 2013.</p><p>Dan has worked with a wide variety of clients, from Fortune 500 giants such as Microsoft and Time Warner to startups like AnyBots. He speaks and teaches workshops on design around the world. In 2008, he coined the term “topless meeting” (for a meeting without laptops), which was a finalist for Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year and Time &nbsp;Magazine’s #10 Buzzword of 2008. He has a Masters of Design in Interaction Design from Carnegie Mellon University.</p><p>Follow him on Twitter: @odannyboy</p> </div>
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<p>CapCHI is proud to announce a full-day workshop on June 21st 2013, featuring Josh Clark! <br /><br />More details and registration info + fees can be found here...<br /><a title="CapCHI workshop featuring Josh Clark..." href="http://www.capchi.org/?p=1310" target="_blank">http://www.capchi.org/?p=1310</a><br /><br />Seating is limited. Early Bird pricing until June 7th! All attendees will receive a free electronic copy of Josh's book, Designing Tapworthy Mobile Apps and Websites.</p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/local/ixda-ottawa">IxDA Ottawa</a></li>
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<p>Are you curious about the landscape of UX professionals in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and the rest of Canada?&nbsp;Do you wonder how your experience, skills, and compensation stack up against your peers and competitors, both in Canada as well as the US?
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<p>The event starts at 6:30 PM Ottawa time.</p><p>Change signifies movement and people are usually resistant to movement resulting in change because they may not always know what a better future state looks like, be able to articulate it or even know how to get there. People may also think there is no great motivation to change as it's just too hard to do.&nbsp;Daniel Szuc will make us think about the role of the Designer to help with change.</p><p><img src="/sites/default/files/IxDAottE3small.png" alt="IxDAottE3small.png" width="367" height="475" /></p><p>This presentation will help us find the answers and look at:
<br />- How to identify the culture you work in
<br />- Creating environments for people do their best work
<br />- Getting people from different parts of a business to work together
<br />- Ensuring that all relevant data points (design, engineering, marketing) are being heard towards a common product &amp; service goal
<br />- Being an agent for change towards better products and a better world</p><p>Advance registration is $5. Tickets at the door are $10. To RSVP, go to <a href="http://ixdaott3.eventbrite.com" target="_blank">http://ixdaott3.eventbrite.com</a></p><p><strong>Speaker Bio: Daniel Szuc</strong><br />If you’re plugged into the global UX community, you’ll undoubtedly recognize Daniel Szuc. A regular contributor at Johnny Holland and UX Matters, co-founder of UPA China and chair of the UX Hong Kong conference. Dan is also co-founder of Apogee HK, a design research &amp; usability services company based in Hong Kong.</p><p>
He recently co-authored the book Global UX with Whitney Quesenbery, a collection of stories and distillation of insights from UX practitioners around the world. He also co-wrote The Usability Kit with Gerry Gaffney, an implementation guide providing best practices and guidelines for UX design teams.</p><p>
Dan previously worked on a usability team for Telstra Australia and has lectured about UX in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, the USA, New Zealand, Israel, UK, and Japan. He holds a BS in Information Management from Melbourne University in Australia.</p> </div>
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<p>We're pleased to announced that tickets to the 2 day UXcamp Ottawa III conference (Sat &amp; Sun October 13-14, 2012) are now on sale at <a href="http://uxcampottawa.org" target="_blank">http://uxcampottawa.org</a>.</p><p><a href="http://uxcampottawa.org" target="_new"><img src="http://uxcampottawa.org/uxcamp3.png" alt="" /></a></p><p>This year, Canada's largest UX community conference includes keynotes by Jared Spool and Steve Portigal, and presentations by Dana Chisnell, Jess McMullin, Jessica Ivins, Shai Idelson, Derek Featherstone, Jeff Parks and more.</p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/local/ixda-ottawa">IxDA Ottawa</a></li>
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<p>We're happy to announce that if any IxDA Ottawa folks are interested in taking a road trip to Waterloo for the Fluxible conference (<a href="http://fluxible.ca" target="_blank">http://fluxible.ca</a>), we have a $200 off discount code set up at&nbsp;<a href="http://fluxible.eventbrite.ca/?discount=Bytown" target="_blank">http://<span class="il">fluxible</span>.eventbrite.ca/?</a></p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/local/ixda-ottawa">IxDA Ottawa</a></li>
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